French Baroque Masters: Rameau & Lully

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Immerse yourself in the delights of high French Baroque music—from the passion of Rameau to the poise of Lully—with this keyboard-centered program performed by New York Philharmonic harpsichordist Paolo Boridignon, violinist Yura Lee, flutist Tara Helen O’Connor, and cellist Peter Stumpf.

RAMEAU Selections from Suite in D Major, Pièces de clavecin

RAMEAU Concert No. 5 in D Minor from Pièces de clavecin en concerts for Flute, Cello, and Harpsichord

MONDONVILLE Sonata No. 1 in G Minor for Violin and Harpsichord from Pièces de clavecin en sonates, Op. 3

RAMEAU Concert No. 1 in C Minor from Pièces de clavecin en concerts for Violin, Cello, and Harpsichord

LULLY Trios pour le coucher du roi, LWV 35

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Paolo Bordignon
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Paolo Bordignon

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Paolo Bordignon is the harpsichordist for the New York Philharmonic. In the 2022–23 season, he appears with the Philadelphia Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Mark Morris Dance Group; Camerata Pacifica; and the New York City–based orchestra The Knights. Recent engagements include performances with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra musicians, the All-Star Orchestra, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, ECCO (the East Coast Chamber Orchestra), and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He’s also appeared at the Bard Music Festival in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York; on the Parlance Chamber Concerts series in Ridgewood, New Jersey; and at festivals in Aspen, Bridgehampton, Jackson Hole, Palm Beach, and Vail. He’s also been a frequent recitalist at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he’s held a 10-concert residency.

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Yura Lee
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Yura Lee

Yura Lee is a multifaceted musician, both as a soloist and chamber musician and as one of the very few who’s equally virtuosic on both the violin and viola. Her career spans various musical mediums. She’s known for captivating audiences with a repertoire that ranges from the baroque to the modern era, and she enjoys a nearly three-decades-long career that takes her around the world.

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Peter Stumpf
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Peter Stumpf

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Peter Stumpf is a professor of cello at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Previously, he was principal cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Stumpf’s tenure in Los Angeles followed 12 years as associate principal cello of The Philadelphia Orchestra. His professional orchestral career began at the age of 16, when he joined the cello section of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.

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Tara Helen O'Connor
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Tara Helen O'Connor

Flutist Tara Helen O’Connor is a charismatic performer noted for her artistic depth, brilliant technique, and colorful tone spanning every musical era. A highly sought-after chamber musician and soloist, O’Connor is a season artist of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and a regular performer at numerous festivals, including Music@Menlo; Chamber Music Northwest; Mainly Mozart; Chesapeake Music; Summer Music at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity; the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival; Spoleto Festival USA; and Bravo! Vail Music Festival. She and her husband, violinist Daniel Phillips, are the artistic directors of the Music from Angel Fire festival in New Mexico.

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